Subject: [BIRDCHAT] Lesser Whitethroat at Gambell (fwd)
Date: Sep 9 10:12:40 2002
From: Ian Paulsen - ipaulsen at krl.org


HI ALL:
Paul Lehman has been busy!

Ian Paulsen
Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
ipaulsen at krl.org
A.K.A.: "Birdbooker"
"Rallidae all the way"

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 08:23:36 -0400
From: Laurie Larson <llarson at PRINCETON.EDU>
To: BIRDCHAT at listserv.arizona.edu
Subject: [BIRDCHAT] Lesser Whitethroat at Gambell

> From: Phoebetria at aol.com
> Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2002 22:14:03 EDT
> Subject: New Bird for North America
>
>
> Paul Lehman's breathless phone calls are getting routine! He phoned
> this evening with word of North America's first LESSER WHITETHROAT, a
> stunning bird at Gambell that followed a brief lull in the incredible
> fall birding there this year. The nearest nesters are perhaps at Lake
> Baikal; there are a few records from Japan. This rather eclipses his
> first North American WILLOW
> WARBLER of last week.
> The weather system that brought in the bird produced gentle
> westerlies, followed by a strong SW wind with moderate rain; the wind
> kicked up to about 20 knots, with 2 hours of fairly hard rain. Paul's
> thoughts at night, during the rain: "This is what I pray for!" (Or
> maybe it was: "This is what I dream of!"). Anyhow, anticipation was
> high when he began birding that morning.
> The previous week had held Wilson's Warbler, a _flava_ Horned Lark,
> Mongolian Plover, etc. Seawatching was spectacular, with 600,000
> Short-tailed Shearwaters, 60 Pomarine Jaegers, 14 Spectacled Eiders, a
> Bean Goose (great fall record). This past day had not only the Lesser
> Whitethroat but a *new* Dusky Warbler, a *new* Siberian Accentor (both
> seen already this fall), new Gray-cheeked Thrush, Red-throated Pipits,
> Bluethroats, etc.
> Please someone post this to other friends and to any listserv groups.
> Paul is without email access for several more days and wants to get
> the word out!
>
> Ned Brinkley
>

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